Gig economy workers on their jobs: 'They do exercise control over us'

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The Guardian’s coverage of the CitySprint and Deliveroo employment cases has been excellent, and the implications of the judgments (that concerning the Deliveroo riders is still being heard) are likely to have huge implications for the transport and logistics industry, particularly in the field of final-mile deliveries, given that short-term and freelance contracts are so popular with many firms. But the workers are fighting back, and with good reason, according to the experiences related in this article.